Members of the current Apopka Blue Darters basketball team greet members of the 1962 Apopka basketball team that won the state championship that year. Players from…
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Current Darters meet 1962 state champs
Mustangs were up against P.K. Yonge in boys basketball
Find out who made progress in this game, later to be brought down by their Achilles heel.
Cold fronts keep fish from bitin’
Hello Folks, We finally got some much-needed rain last week and we are goin’ to get some more this week. The cold front we had last…
Town center will get first of two necessary votes
Following a workshop the City Council is expected to immediately take a vote concerning the proposed town center. Find out how this vote will affect Highland…
Candidates talk economics at forum
Candidate Alice Nolan (c) shares a light-hearted moment at the forum with (l) Bill Arrowsmith, Seat 3 incumbent, and Doug Bankson, fellow Seat 4 challenger. Six…
Residents seem to like road rehab ideas
John Kilgore, chief engineer for ICON Consultant Group, (l), shows Ed Smith-Green, elder of Rolling Hills Church (r), a copy of the plans. Read more on…
Local immigrant-rights groups travel to Tallahassee
Residents and immigrant rights advocacy groups took a bus trip from Apopka to Tallahassee to oppose what they believe are anti-immigrant policies. Read more in this…
Clay Springs Elementary hosts dedication ceremony
Clay Springs Elementary School had its dedication ceremony where students, faculty and staff, and Orange County Public Schools administrators commemorated the new building that was built…
A colorful 80th birthday
Apopkan Curtis Lampp celebrated his 80th birthday on at the NOCIA building in Zellwood with family and friends, some coming from as far as Arizona and…
Like many locally, neighbors have encounter with bearThe Apopka Chief
On Friday, October 30, a black bear was discovered rummaging through garbage cans in a Sheeler Road neighborhood then wandering to the cul-de-sac at the end…
Book chronicles situation for former area farmworkersThe Apopka Chief
South Apopka resident Linda Lee’s story about her days as a farmworker at Lake Apopka struck a chord with local author Dale Finley Slongwhite when she…
Apopka man named county’s emergency managerThe Apopka Chief
Ronald Plummer, An Apopka resident with a career background that includes 27 years in military service, was appointed manager of the Orange County Fire Rescue’s emergency…
Check given to cancer centerThe Apopka Chief
The City Council presented a check to the Debbie Turner Cancer Care and Resource Center of Apopka from a city employee fundraiser held during October.
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings will run for re-electionThe Apopka Chief
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings announced that he intends to seek a third term as Orange County sheriff. Demings made his announcement at a campaign event…
Apopka police participateThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka Police Department joined all Central Florida law enforcement agencies for the region-wide DUI patrol effort, DUI Saturation Patrol Operation.
Second placeThe Apopka Chief
Chase Ritch, who works out of the Apopka office for Duke Energy, finished second in the apprentice written test in the International Lineman’s Rodeo in Kansas.
APD captain graduates from leadership programThe Apopka Chief
Apopka Police Captain Jerome S. Miller was one of the 28 senior executives who graduated from the 18th Senior Leadership Program at the Florida Department of Law…
Apopkans receive Audubon awardThe Apopka Chief
Apopka residents Loretta Satterthwaite (second from right) and Bob Stamps (second from left) were presented with the National Audubon Society’s William Dutcher Award by (r) David…
Fishin’ is good, but specks should be better as it coolsThe Apopka Chief
Hello Folks, It was another great weekend for fishin’ and football, baseball, horse racin’, car racin’, and a fun time to be with family and friends.…